London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC’s) Community Update Meetings are hosted monthly to provide community members with updates on LHSC and how we’re working to improve our operations. The monthly livestreamed meetings will highlight our progress on key initiatives and we will also take time to address your questions. Each meeting will include a report from the Supervisor, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC), and Corporate Nursing Executive (CNE). Our goal is to foster a spirit of transparency and accountability, ensuring that patients, families, and community members feel connected to the decisions and actions that will shape the future of health care at LHSC.
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Community Update Meeting Livestream
Tune in to our next Community Update Meeting, taking place on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., by joining the livestream.
Community Update Meetings Schedule
- February 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
- March 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
- April 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
- May 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
- June 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Recordings and Supervisor, CNE, Chair, MAC Reports
January
View the January Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - January 21, 2026
Meeting Agenda
- 00:31 Opening
- 01:05 Land Acknowledgement: Julia Marchesan, VP, Employee Experience, IPAC and Health Disciplines
- 02:50 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 08:45 Report to Community: CNE & Interim Chair, MAC: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive & VP, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing Practice and
Dr. David Steven, Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee and Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences - 17:30 Virtual Pre-Operative Education Classes for Patients Receiving Hip and Knee Surgery: Julia Marchesan, VP, Employee Experience, IPAC and Health Disciplines and Mike Lukacs, Manager, Health Disciplines
- 26:01 Participating in Clinical Research: Dr. Chris MacIntyre, Interim VP, Research and LHSCRI Scientific Director
- 32:46 Advance Care Planning: Robert Sibbald, Director, Health Ethics
- 39:57 Did you know LHSC’s South West Regional Cancer Program has a Peer Support Program? Tara MacDonald, Manager, South West Regional Cancer Program and Linda Cottell, Co-Chair, Cancer Care Patient and Family/Caregiver Advisory Council
- 49:09 Submit & Answered Questions / Closing
Previous Meetings
December 2025
View the December Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - December 17, 2025
November 2025
View the November Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - November 19, 2025
Meeting Agenda
- 0:30 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 0:41 Land Acknowledgement: Dr. Adam Dukelow, Integrated VP Medical & Academic Affairs
- 2:51 Community Update Meeting's / Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 10:27 Report to Community: CNE & Interim Vice Chair, MAC: Deborah Wiseman, VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences, and Corporate Nursing Executive and, Dr. Christie MacDonald, Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee and Department Head, Emergency Medicine
- 19:24 Clinical Fellows: Bringing Advanced Medical Expertise to LHSC: Dr. Adam Dukelow, Integrated VP Medical & Academic Affairs
- 27:00 Digital Patient Guides and Volunteer Uniforms: Tania Testa, Vice President, Communications & Community, Patient and Client Engagement and Karen Connors, Director, Patient Experience & Volunteer Services
- 35:03 The Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario: Shannon Maier, VP Children’s Hospital, Women’s Care, Quality, Risk, and Pharmacy, Amanda Williams, Director, Regional Genetics Program
and Dr. Maha Saleh, Section Head of Clinical Genetics - 47:22 Did You Know LHSC Has an Indigenous Healing and Cultural Practices Policy: Chantale Antone, Indigenous Health Lead
- 54:25 Submit & Answered Questions / Closing: David Musyj, Supervisor
October 2025
View the October Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - October 15, 2025
Meeting Agenda
- 3:08 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 3:37 Land Acknowledgement: David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 5:10 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 19:56 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences, and Corporate Nursing Executive and, Dr. Christie MacDonald, Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee and Department Head, Emergency Medicine
- 29:34 London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI): How we're advancing care through research: Dr. Chris McIntyre, Interim VP, Research and LHSCRI Scientific Director
- 36:44 Respiratory Infection Prevention: Dr. Nadim Khalil, Lead for Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) for the Children's Hospital
- 42:48 Nurse Police Response Team and Geriatric Emergency Nurse: Jennifer Rascao, Director, Emergency Medicine and, Dr. Christie MacDonald, Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee and Department Head, Emergency Medicine
- 49:52 Virtual Care Program: Nerissa Taylor, Manager, Operations, Virtual Care Program and MyCarePortal
- 59:39 Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
September 2025
June 2025
View the June Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - June 18, 2025
2:26 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
2:54 Land Acknowledgement: David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
4:18 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
8:49 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: Julia Marchesan, VP People & Employee Experience (CHRE), IPAC and Health Disciplines and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
13:58 Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program: Tammy Quigley, VP, Cancer, Renal, Mental Health and Patient Access & Flow and RVP, South West Regional Cancer Program & Dr. Andrew Arifin, Radiation Oncologist, LHSC, Medical Director, AYA Oncology Program
17:56 Summer Safety: Dr. Christie MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Kelly Vogt, Trauma Program Physician Lead
23:41 Children's Hospital: Paediatric Trauma Program: Dr. Rod Lim, Medical Director, Paediatric Emergency Department, Dr. Mohamad Halabi Co Trauma Director, Children's Hospital
30:57 Find your way at LHSC with MazeMap: Nick Vlacholias, VP, Finance (CFO), Performance & PaLM and VP, Facilities and Support Services, Andrew Mes, Chief Information Officer
39:33 Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
May 2025
View the May Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - May 21, 2025
Meeting Agenda
- 00:00 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 00:35 Land Acknowledgement: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 2:29 Community Update Meeting: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 3:02 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 6:43 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: Deborah Wiseman, VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 13:59 Biomedical Engineering: Jerry Plastino, VP, Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmacy & Biomedical Engineering
- 19:28 Patient Engagement: Tania Testa, Vice President, Communications & Community, Patient and Client Engagement and Karen Connors, Director, Patient Experience & Volunteer Services
- 27:52 Regional Renal Program: Supporting our Community: Tammy Quigley, Vice President, Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow and Dr. Louise Moist, William F. Clark Chair, Division of Nephrology Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Western University
- 36:20 Great Moments Recognition Program: Tania Testa, Vice President, Communications & Community, Patient and Client Engagement
- 40:20 Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
April 2025
View the April Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - April 24, 2025
Meeting Agenda
- 01:45 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 02:35 Land Acknowledgement: Julia Marchesan, VP People & Employee Experience (CHRE), IPAC and Health Disciplines
- 04:15 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 06:48 Community Advisory Committee Survey Report and Action Plan: Mariam Hamou CAC Committee Member
- 18:05 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: Deborah Wiseman, VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. Christine MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 25:45 More than trainees: The resident experience: Dr. Adam Dukelow, Integrated VP Medical & Academic Affairs and Dr. Anna Branch Third Year Neurology Resident, LHSC & Western University, and Western PARO Site Chair
- 35:09 Recruitment Services: Julia Marchesan, VP People & Employee Experience (CHRE), IPAC and Health Disciplines
- 49:37 Inpatient Medicine Services: Deborah Wiseman, VP Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive, Tim Rice, Director, VH, Dr. George Dresser, Physician Lead, VH, Karl Rhebergen, Director, UH and Dr. Andrew Appleton, Physician Lead, UH
- 58:35 Closing & Questions: David Musyj, Supervisor
March 2025
View the March Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - March 19, 2025
Meeting Agenda
- 00:00 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 00:26 Land Acknowledgement: Deborah Wiseman, VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive
- 02:00 Community Update Meeting: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 03:28 Supervisor Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 11:55 Measles Response at LHSC and Children's Hospital: Shannon Maier, VP, Children’s Hospital and Women’s Program and Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes, Division Head and Physician, Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- 20:36 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: Deborah Wiseman, VP Medicine, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 26:23 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM): Jerry Plastino, VP, Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmacy & Biomedical Engineering and Dr. David Driman, Department Head and Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- 34:58 Facilities Management and Support Services, Nick Vlacholias, CFO and VP, Facilities and Chris Askew, Director, Facilities Operations and Emily Hahn-Trnka, Director, Support Services
- 42:23 Supporting Children & Adolescent Mental Wellness & Success: Shannon Maier, VP, Children’s Hospital and Women’s Program and Dr. Patricia Hall, Department Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- 51:13 Closing & Questions: David Musyj, Supervisor
February 2025
View the February Supervisor, CNE, and Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - February 19, 2025
Meeting Agenda:
- 00:00 Intro: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 00:05 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 03:25 Community Advisory Committee: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 04:26 Safety Update (EVOLV Detection System): David Musyj, Supervisor
- 07:24 Celebrating Black History Month: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 09:39 Great Moments Program: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 10:42 Report to Community: CNE & MAC Chair: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. Christine MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 16:05 Transplantation & Donation: Cathy Vandersluis, Vice President, Surgery, Cardiac, Transplant, Quality & Health Disciplines, Dr. Dave Nagpal, Surgical Co-Director, LHSC Multi-Organ Transplant Program and Dr. John Basmaji, LHSC Hospital Donor Physician
- 26:18 Patient Flow: Tammy Quigley, Vice President, Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow, Lauren Hartwick, Director, Patient Flow and Lynanne Mason, Vice President, Partnerships and Chief Nursing Executive, Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
- 37:51 South West Regional Cancer Program Patient Education Symposium: Tammy Quigley, Vice President, Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow
- 39:42 Volunteer Services: Tania Testa, Vice President, Communications & Community, Patient and Client Engagement and Karen Connors, Director, Patient Experience & Volunteer Services
- 49:52 Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
January 2025
View the January Supervisor, CNE, Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - January 22, 2025
Meeting Agenda:
- 00:00 The Livestream is about to begin
- 00:10 Opening
- 00:22 Land Acknowledgement: Jerry Plastino, VP Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering
- 02:00 Community Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 03:38 Community Surveys: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 05:08 Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre Expansion: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 07:00 Great Moments Program: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 08:12 Report to Community: College of Nurses Ontario 2024 Statistics Report: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 11:19 Report to the Community: Local and Ontario Illness Trends: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 13:35 First in Canada Prostate Cancer Treatment: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. David Steven, Department Head, Clinical Neurological Sciences & Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 14:27 Medical Affairs: Dr. Adam Dukelow, Integrated Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs
- 18:48 Labour Relations: Julia Marchesan, Vice President, People and Employee Experience
- 27:52 Trauma Program: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive, and Dr. Kelly Vogt, Trauma Program Physician Lead
- 35:00 Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
December 2024
View the December Supervisor and CNE, Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - December 18, 2024
Meeting Agenda
- 00:00 The Livestream is about to begin.
- 02:35 Opening: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 03:01 Land Acknowledgement: Cathy Vandersluis, VP Surgery, Cardiac, Transplant, Quality & Health Disciplines
- 04:29 Community Update: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 08:24 Community Survey: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 10:33 Partners in Your Care, LHSC & St. Joseph's: David Musyj, Supervisor and Roy Butler, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s
- 23:58 Report to the Community: Respiratory Season: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. Christine MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 31:33 Pharmacy Services: Jerry Plastino, VP Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering and Sara Henderson, Director, Pharmacy Services
- 37:48 Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre: Tammy Quigley, VP Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow and Dr. Michael Ott, Physician Department Executive and Chair, Oncology, Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Dept. Of Surgery & Surgical Oncology
- 48:59 Cardiac Surgery Program: Cathy Vandersluis, VP Surgery, Cardiac, Transplant, Quality & Health Disciplines and Dr. Michael Chu, Physician Division Head of Cardiac Surgery, Ray and Margaret Elliot Chair in Surgical Innovation
- 59:26 Community Questions and Answers: David Musyj, Supervisor
November 2024
View the November Supervisor and CNE, Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - November 20, 2024
Meeting Agenda:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 02:39 - Opening and Land Acknowledgement: David Musyj, Supervisor and Tammy Quigley, VP Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow
- 4:13 - Community Update Meetings: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 6:30 - Great Moments: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 8:50 - Community Survey: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 13:37 - Report to the Community: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. Christine MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 19:18 - London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute: Dr. Kevin Chan, VP, Medicine (CME), Research and Academics
- 24:18 - Patient Experience: Tania Testa, VP, Communications & Community, Patient and Client Engagement and Karen Connors, Director, Patient Experience & Volunteer Services
- 34:07 - Human Resources at LHSC: Julia Marchesan, VP, People and Employee Experience
- 42:44 Information Technology Services:OneChart Phase II: Nick Vlacholias, VP, Finance (CFO) & Performance, VP, Facilities, Andrew Mes, Corporate Information Officer, and Dr. Frank Myslik, Digital Physician Lead
- 55:00 Emergency Services & Critical Care: Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive and Dr. Christine MacDonald, Emergency Services Department Head/Interim Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
- 1:05:02 - Closing remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
October 2024
View the October Supervisor and CNE, Chair, MAC Report PDF
Recording of the Community Update Meeting - October 23, 2024
Meeting Agenda:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:36 - Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement: David Musyj, Supervisor and Tania Testa, VP Communications & Community Patient/Client Engagement
- 11:14 - Community Advisory Committee: David Musyj, Supervisor
- 12:28 - Report to the Community: Dr. David Steven, Interim Chair, Medical Advisory Committee and Deborah Wiseman, Corporate Nursing Executive
- 26:17 - Children's Hospital Update: Nash Syed, VP Children’s Hospital & Women’s Program and Dr. Rod Lim, Paediatric ED Director
- 39:07 - Anesthesia at LHSC: Cathy Vandersluis, VP Surgery, Cardiac, Transplant, Quality & Health Disciplines; Dr. Ruediger Noppens, University Hospital Site Lead (Anesthesia); and Dr. George Nicolaou, Victoria Hospital Site Lead (Anesthesia)
- 51:27 - Adult Mental Health and Addictions: Tammy Quigley, VP Cancer, Renal, Mental Health & Patient Flow and Dr. Mohamed Elfakhani, Department Head of Psychiatry
- 1:05:57 - Medical Imaging: Jerry Plastino, VP Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Narinder Paul, Department Head, Medical Imaging
- 1:16:29 - Closing Remarks: David Musyj, Supervisor
